L0la L33tz
@L0laL33tz
Independent Journalist. Bylines in too many places. "Anonymous Internet Commentator" @TheJusticeDept Writes @theragetech tips/corrections: [email protected]
Just sent a PGP encrypted message via satellite paid for with 100% anonymous internet money probably illegal 💅
It's easy to forget that there are two more developers currently being prosecuted by SDNY for writing open source privacy code. In the case against Samourai Wallet developers, Judge Cote just decided that William Hill and Keonne Rodriguez may not get separate trials, and…
🚨JUST IN: Judge denies motion for separate trials in the criminal proceedings against Samourai Wallet developers William Hill and Keonne Rodriguez, defendant's can't appear as exculpatory witnesses
So hear me out. The last cookie that goes into the cookie jar is the first cookie to come out of the cookie jar. This is how IRS Special Agent Stephan George described LIFO, or Last In First Out, known as "the most accurate" form of virtual currency tracing according to, well,…
💥NEW: How SDNY saved its opening witness with a 100 year old accounting method – In the magic world of LIFO Land, anything is possible. Full story👇
Government cryptocurrency tracing expert says he doesn't know how Ethereum works
🚨JUST IN: IRS Special Agent George, tasked with tracing the Government's first witness' funds to Tornado Cash, testifies that he does not know what crypto[.]com is, doesn't know the difference between ERC-20 and ETH
Hey can anybody send an email to Donald Trump about Jeffrey Epstein so we can indict him on conspiracy to commit child sex trafficking or is this not how this works
🚨JUST IN: Judge Failla allows into evidence emails sent to Storm by people alleging to have had their funds stolen. Unclear how or if any actual connection of funds to TC will be established. The emails go toward Storm's "state of mind".
No Mistrial For Storm: IRS Investigator Saves Dicey Witness, But IRS Agent Stephan George's Methods and Precision are under Serious Question. Full story by @davidzmorris👇
We got access to private communications with the recovery firm that tied Roman Storm to the Government’s first witness, pig-butchering scam victim “Katie” Lin. And oh, boy. Victims paid the service, called Payback, over $90,000 in fees for “fraudulent tracing reports.” The…
🚨EXCLUSIVE: The Rage has obtained records of private communications with Payback, a recovery firm used by Government witness “Katie” Lin, that provided SDNY’s only link to Tornado Cash. Victims paid Payback over $90,000 for “fraudulent tracing reports.” Full story 👇
Could Roman Storm be getting a mistrial? Last week, the Government opened its case against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm with Katie Lin, the victim of a pig-butchering scam, whose money allegedly disappeared into Tornado Cash – or so she was told by a private fund recovery…
Today in the prosecution of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, Storm’s defense team raised the possibility of a mistrial if no foundation could be found for the testimony of the prosecution’s first witness, Hanfeng "Katie" Lin. The victim of a pig butchering scam, Lin engaged…
I've been at a loss for words for how disingenuous the Government's arguments against Roman Storm have been for a long while now, but this one really takes the cake. In pretrial proceedings, the court clearly ruled that the terms AML and KYC had no place in the trial against…
The Government is trying to sneak in KYC testimony against Roman Storm – despite Judge Failla ruling that the terms KYC and AML had no place at his trial. Full story👇
The first week of the trial against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm is behind us. Join us tonight, 7pm ET, as we recap live from New York. With @ameensol @_Enoch @davidzmorris x.com/i/spaces/1kvKp…
We are beginning the phone hearing to resolve this motion, with Rehn and another USA for the prosecution and Cline and Patton for Storm, about to discuss the role of discussions of privacy in the defense's opening statement, and going forward.
In yesterday's opening statements, the defense asked the jury how they would feel if their bank accounts were published on the Internet. Today, the Government filed a motion to stop Storm from testifying to the use of privacy services. Full story 👇
I would be crying too if I had to sit through this
The Government's forensic accounting reports presented as evidence of Storm's financial motives do not add up. “You testified that you were trained by the FBI?” Full story by @davidzmorris 👇
20 years ago, the US Government tried to make the contents of this book illegal. Today, it inspired the development of almost every encrypted app we use, from Signal to email and VPNs. They lost then, and they will lose again now.
We're about to start the second full day of proceedings in US v. Storm. Trial observers care passionately about the outcome. Meet @_Enoch, who brought a printed copy of the PGP code to court - the document that established free speech protections for code. W/@davidzmorris
Roman Storm's defense is so good that the Government is trying to cancel it. The prosecution just filed a motion to stop Storm from testifying to the use of privacy services, after the defense asked the jury how they would feel if someone published their bank accounts on the…
In yesterday's opening statements, the defense asked the jury how they would feel if their bank accounts were published on the Internet. Today, the Government filed a motion to stop Storm from testifying to the use of privacy services. Full story 👇